Drudge Report

The Drudge Report is a website hosted by Matt Drudge, which features occasional salacious rumors about politicians and celebrities.

His website was also one of the first to publish reports of Monica Lewinsky's affair with President Bill Clinton. However, Drudge had nothing to do with the footwork associated with this scoop. He obtained it from Newsweek magazine, which had decided at the last minute to can the story written by Michael Isikoff. (Source needed)

In the 1990s, Matt Drudge had a short-lived cable television show. He filled in for right-wing talker Rush Limbaugh during Limbaugh's 2003 stint in a drug rehabilitation clinic.

Contact details
Web: http://www.drudgereport.com

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External articles

 * "Matt Drudge", Media Matters for America.
 * David Brock: Blinded by the Right: The Conscience of an Ex-conservative (New York, NY: Three Rivers Press, 2002), ISBN 1400047285, pages 307-309.
 * Sidney Blumenthal, "Why Kerry Should Sue the Sun," Guardian (UK), February 19, 2004, discusses Drudge's false claims that Blumenthal was a wife-beater and that John Kerry had an affair with Alexandra Polier.
 * Andrew Hearst, "Is AOL Responsible for Its Hip Shooter's Bullets?", Columbia Journalism Review, November/December 1997.
 * Denise Caruso, "The Law and the Internet: Beware", Columbia Journalism Review, May/June 1998.
 * Thomas Lang, "Drudge: The Ellipse as a Tool of Deception", Campaign Desk, Columbia Journalism Review, January 15, 2004.
 * Brian Montopoli, "The Drudge Report: The Gift That Keeps on Giving", Campaign Desk, Columbia Journalism Review, May 18, 2004.
 * Richard Pachter: "Linking News Sites, Matt Drudge Creates an Internet Success", Miami Herald, September 1, 2003
 * Drudge Report The Official Drudge Report Website
 * Drudge Report Toolbar - Drudge Report Headlines and Tools in your browser
 * Drudge Report Archives (since Nov. 2001)
 * Drudge Tracker - The top Drudge Report headlines of the past 2 weeks